Faculty/Staff Directory
First Name
Jennifer
Last Name
Winther
Email
wintheje@gvsu.edu
Title
Assistant Professor
Website
Office Address
3390G Kindschi Hall of Science
Office Phone
616-331-5060
Areas of Expertise
Mycorrhizal Associations, Phylogenetics, Plant Evolution
Professional Societies
Botanical Society of America
Courses Taught at GVSU
BIO 120 General Biology
BIO 210 Evolution
BIO 375
Genetics
BIO 376 Genetics Lab
BIO 383 Plant-Fungal
Interactions
BIO 495 Capstone
Research Interests
I am interested in furthering our understanding of the interactions that occur between plants and soil microbes (bacteria and fungi) that are the cornerstone of terrestrial and agricultural ecosystems. I employ a variety of approaches from DNA to microscopy to investigate these interactions and have studied everything from ferns, to gymnosperms, to small sustainable market gardens.
Education
B.A. Biology, University of Chicago
Ph.D. Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
Select Publications
Winther, Jennifer L. and William E. Friedman. 2009. Phylogenetic affinity of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbionts in Psilotum nudum. Journal of Plant Research 122(5): 485-496
Winther, Jennifer L. and William E. Friedman. 2008. Arbuscular mycorrhizal associations in Lycopodiaceae. New Phytologist 177 (3): 790-801.
Winther, Jennifer L. and William E. Friedman. 2007. Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbionts in Botrychium (Ophioglossaceae). American Journal of Botany 94(7): 1248-1255.
Recent Presentations
Winther, Jennifer. Hillsdale College, November 2, 2017. Evolution of AM fungal associations. Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI
Winther, Jennifer. Hope College Seminar Series, February, 2014. Fungal associations in ferns and farms. Hope College, Holland, MI.
Michalski, Michael, Sheila Blackman, and Jennifer Winther. April 2017. The Effect of Interseeded White Clover on Soil Microbial Diversity in Small-Scale Market Gardens. Student Scholars Day, GVSU, Allendale, MI
Michalski, Michael, Sheila Blackman, and Jennifer Winther. April 2017. The Effect of Interseeded White Clover on Soil Microbial Diversity in Small-Scale Market Gardens. MEEC, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ,IL
Michalski, Michael, Sheila Blackman, and Jennifer Winther. November 2016. The Effect of Interseeded White Clover on Aspects of Soil Ecosystem Function in Small-Scale Market Gardens. Michigan Consortium of Botanist, Allendale, MI
Winther, Jennifer. Hillsdale College, November 5, 2015. Ecology and Evolution and plant-AM fungal associations. Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI.
Aldrich, Kennedy and Jennifer Winther. April 2015. Symbiotic Relationships Between Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and the Roots of Fruit Trees. Student Scholars Day, GVSU, Allendale, MI
Aldrich, Kennedy and Jennifer Winther. April 2014. Symbiotic Relationships Between Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and the Roots of Fruit Trees. Student Scholars Showcase, GVSU, Allendale, MI
Aldrich, Kennedy and Jennifer Winther. July 2014. Symbiotic Relationships Between Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and the Roots of Fruit Trees. Student Scholars Showcase, GVSU, Allendale, MI.
Winther, Jennifer. Hope College Seminar Series, February, 2014. Fungal associations in ferns and farms. Hope College, Holland, MI.
Winther, Jennifer L., Yanoschik, Michael, Gardner, Levi and Students of BIO 380. July 2013. Identity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in sustainably managed agricultural crops. Botanical Society of America annual meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Maryanski, Danielle and Jennifer L. Winther. July 2013. "Type II MADS-box Genes in Juniper Male and Female Cones. Botanical Society of America annual meeting, New Orleans, LA
Winther, Jennifer L. 2013 Fall Science Update. Tomatoes are berries? GVSU, GrandRapids, MI.
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